Hi Reader

It's the last big day of racing before Christmas.

We can enjoy some cracking races at Ascot before the busy Christmas racing period.

Good news is that next Saturday is Welsh National Day at Chepstow and Paddy Power Handicap Chase day at Leopardstown. Two of the best staying handicap chases each season and I will cover both races in this column next weekend.

Best of luck today, happy christmas and see you on the other side!

Big Saturday Race Preview And Tips

All our Big Saturday Race Previews & Tips are published online at https://lp.betalchemist.com/

Following the result of the race, there are made availble to the public. Too late to back the winner or change the result at that time!

Ok, let's crack on with today's preview and tips.

Sticktotheplan In Ascot Hurdle Cracker

What a premier handicap hurdle we have here to enjoy in the runup to Christmas.

It's competitive race puzzles like this that tests punters and bookies alike. I think any of ten of the twelve runners could win if bringing their A game.

Many familiar names here in a proper handicap hurdle. Alexei will need to be a grade 2 or higher horse to win carrying 12 stone following a stone hike for winning the Greatwood hurdle. Our friend Wilful is well in on his Chepstow run but would prefer better ground and is not the most robust in a finish. In the end I am backing the Olly Murphy trained Sticktotheplan.

He powered up the hill to win at the Galway Festival before moving to the UK and winning the Persian War hurdle at Chepstow. We must forgive his below form run at Haydock in a Grade 2 novices’ hurdle which was run too slowly. This is his first handicap, and he should settle well in behind a likely strong pace and hill finish. Sean Bowen rides and I think Sticktotheplan is well overpriced with soft ground favourable.

Ascot 3:35

1 point each way Sticktotheplan 33/1 generally, 4 places.

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Happy Christmas,

Nicky

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2024 Past Results

2024 finished on a winner thanks to the well named "Win Some Lose Some".

Last year was a winning and profitable year for followers for the Big Saturday Race Prewiew & Tips column.

A profit of +19.55 points won.

There was 10 winners & 18 placed from a total of 80 tips.

A tidy profit of £977.50 to £50 per point stakes or maybe £391 to £20 per point stakes.

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Big Saturday Races Past Results

A full listing of all our Big Saturday Feature Race selections and results can be found by clicking the button below.

Usually, there are two selections in the big field handicaps.

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View Big Saturday Race Past Results​

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Latest Big Saturday Race Winner was Saddadd at 4/1

2025 running total -48.28 points or -£966 to to £10 ew stakes.​

2024 total +19.55 points profit or +£391 to £10 ew stakes.​

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Since the Big Saturday Race Preview column began in 2014 the service is showing profits of +117 points

or £2,340 to £10 each way stakes.

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